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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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